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While it is widely recognized that Cold War-era thinking about security is outdated, this recognition has not carried over into any real change in how the United States allocates its defense dollars. There are many elements of the defense budget which consume massive budgetary resources but provide little return in terms of security.
It is time to correct the artificial divide between military and non-military forms of security spending and return to a vision of security based on more than bullets and bombs.
The new reality in the post-September 11 world is that protection from terrorist attacks and other security challenges can only be provided by broadening our vision of national security to include law enforcement, intelligence, immigration policy, border security, foreign assistance, economic development, and diplomacy. Combining these non-military tools with a robust military is the prescription for global peace and security under American leadership during the 21st century.
FY 2011 DEFENSE BUDGET ANALYSIS
Click Here to Read our Briefing Book on the Fiscal Year 2011 Defense Spending Request
Dec 13, 2010 Deficit Reduction Proposals: Defense Discretionary Spending
Jul 30, 2010 A Detailed Analysis of the Fiscal 2010 War Supplemental"
Feb 4, 2010 Analysis of FY 2011 Budget Request
- Congressional Research Service, "Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations," December 14, 2009.
- Summary of the annual defense budget process
- Congressional Budget Office, "Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget," January 2010.
- Institute for Policy Studies, "A Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2010," November, 2009.
- Government Accountability Office, "Assessments of Selected Weapons Programs," March 2009.